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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

Oct 14, 2026
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New Lassa Fever Evidence To Shape Vaccine Research And Outbreak Preparedness Across West Africa

Oct 12, 2026
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WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 12, 2026
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In Kenya, a Community Programme Supports Adolescent Mothers in Korogocho

Oct 12, 2026
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West African Health Organisation Supports Roundtable on Financing Lassa Fever Vaccine Development during the World Health Summit in Berlin (Germany)

Oct 10, 2026
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Community Support and Respectful Care Are Building Trust in a Sokoto Health Centre

By Guest Author | September 4, 2026

Shehu Muhammad Shehu (Lead Writer) Hadiza Abdullahi travelled from the Mallamawan Yari community in the Rabah Local Government Area to the Gagi Primary Health Care (PHC) facility in Sokoto with her 19-month-old son, Yasir. The child had a fever and diarrhoea and was receiving care for malnutrition. “This is our first time here, and they […]

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PROFESSOR PALOKINAM T. PITCHE ASSUMES OFFICE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WEST AFRICAN HEALTH ORGANISATION

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 2, 2026

The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in charge of health issues, welcomes its new Director General, Professor Palokinam T. PITCHE, who assumes office on 1st September 2026. A university hospital physician and public health specialist, Professor PITCHE brings more than twenty-five years of […]

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Nigeria’s Flood Season is Here. How Are We Protecting Children Before Disaster Strikes?

By Zubaida Baba-Ibrahim and Samuel Gada | August 31, 2026

Nigeria has entered the peak of its flood season, when the risk of severe flooding is at its highest. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA)’s 2026 Annual Flood Outlook warns that flooding could be comparable to 2025 or slightly more severe, with the greatest risks expected between July and September and another serious period possible […]

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Finding Ebola Earlier: Can Village-Based Surveillance Strengthen DRC’s Outbreak Response?

By Olubunmi Oyebanji | August 29, 2026

“Every death like that points to a chain of transmission we have not yet found.” These were the words of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on 18 August, as experts met to review the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Every three months after the World Health Organization (WHO) […]

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eHealth Africa, Nigeria Health Watch Officially Launch Insights Learning Forum 2026 Report

By Kenneth Ibe | August 28, 2026

eHealth Africa (eHA), in collaboration with Nigeria Health Watch, has launched the Insights Learning Forum (ILF) 2026 Report and Learning Brief, providing a record of key insights, discussions and commitments emerging from this year’s Forum and reinforcing a shared focus on turning conversations into measurable action. The report captures the outcomes of the Insights Learning […]

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